KP Snacks has partnered with TerraCycle to launch a nationwide recycling scheme for nuts, popcorn, crisps and pretzel packets.

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KP Snacks has partnered with TerraCycle to launch a nationwide
recycling scheme for nuts, popcorn, crisps and pretzel packets.

The scheme will give people the opportunity to set up collection
points around the UK, and is free to use.

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All brands of crisps, nuts, popcorn and pretzel packaging will be accepted, with the recycled material being turned into new plastic items such as outdoor furniture.

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How the scheme works:

Visit www.terracycle.co.uk/kpsnacks to sign up to the KP Snacks Nuts,
Popcorn, Crisps and Pretzels Packet Recycling Programme and register your
collection point

After registered, KP Snacks will send you a
collection bin

Collect any empty nut, popcorn, crisp or
pretzels packets and put them in the collection bin

When ready to send the collected packaging,
the collection point administrator can download a free shipping label from the
teracycle website

The packets can then be sent to TerraCycle who
will clean and shred them, ready to be made into other items, including plastic
pellets, waste bins and outdoor furniture.

People are encouraged to collect as many packs as they can in one go and then send them in larger batches. t

To incentivise these larger shipments, the scheme offers charity
points for shipments over 2kg in weight (approx. 600 packets).

KP Snacks chief executive Mark Thorpe said: I’m delighted to launch this new recycling
scheme with TerraCycle, which for the first time will allow not only crisp
packets, but also nuts, popcorn and pretzels packets to be recycled. This
initiative is just one part of our pacKPromise; a three-stage plan to reduce
our packaging impact.

“Phase One of KP’s pacKPromise is to use less
packaging. We have invested significantly in our Hula Hoops factory and are now
using 23% less packaging in our Hula Hoops multipacks. Phase Two is to provide
a short-term recycling solution, which we are doing with the launch of this new
programme with TerraCycle. Phase Three is for our plastic packaging to be fully
recyclable by 2025 as part of our membership of the UK Plastics Pact.”

TerraCycle Europe general manager Laure Cucuron
said: “TerraCycle is delighted to be working with KP Snacks to launch a
solution to recycle nuts, popcorn and pretzel packs of any brand for the first
time in the UK. Simply find the nearest public access drop off location
using the interactive map on the TerraCycle website and drop off any empty
packs for recycling.”